Don’t be overwhelmed

June 4, 2010 | 2 comments

If you’ve been watching the news about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the evidence of growing harm to the ocean and surrounding communities can feel overwhelming. The blob of expanding black in the sea on the maps

If struggling with financial loss…

June 3, 2010 | 1 comment

Here is a well written article by Geneen Roth on “What I gained by losing in Madoff” She articulately explains the feelings she struggled with while coping with the loss of a major part of her life savings to the

My smashed car windows

June 1, 2010 | 14 comments

Two weekends ago, my wife and I were in Spokane for a tennis tournament my wife’s USTA team had advanced too. Her last match ended as a victory Saturday night. Hooray! (She played well…) We went back to the hotel

Memorial Day

May 31, 2010 | 5 comments

If you don’t have a family member, close relative or friend serving in the armed forces, it’s easy to forget that hundreds of thousands of men and women are fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan right now. They are far